McIntosh C2300 owner manual Installation

Note: Center the cutout Horizontally on the unit. For purposes of clarity, the above illustration is not drawn to scale.

				Installation
Installation
The C2300 can be placed upright on a table or shelf, stand-		on each side of the Tube Preamplifier, so that airflow is not
ing on its four feet. It also can be custom installed in a		obstructed. Allow 19-1/2 inches (49.53cm) depth behind
piece of furniture or cabinet of your choice. The four feet		the front panel. Allow 1-1/8 inch (2.9cm) in front of the
may be removed from the bottom of the C2300 when it is		mounting panel for knob clearance. Be sure to cut out a
custom installed as outlined below. The four feet together		ventilation hole in the mounting shelf according to the
with the mounting screws should be retained for possible		dimensions in the drawing.
future use if the C2300 is removed from the custom instal-
lation and used free standing. The required panel cutout,
ventilation cutout and unit dimensions are shown.
Always provide		17-3/16"
adequate ventila-
tion for your C2300.		43.66cm
Cool operation
ensures the longest
possible operating
life for any electron-	C2300 Front Panel			6-9/16"
ic instrument. Do
	Custom Cabinet Cutout			16.67cm
not install the C2300
directly above a heat
generating compo-
nent such as a high
powered amplifier.		6"
If all the compo-		15.24cm	Cutout Opening for Custom Mounting
nents are installed	Cabinet
in a single cabinet,	Front
a quiet running	Panel
	Opening
ventilation fan can
be a definite asset	for Ventilation
in maintaining all
the system compo-	C2300 Side View
nents at the coolest	in Custom Cabinet
possible operating
temperature.		Cutout Opening for Ventilation
A custom cabinet	Support			Chassis
installation should			4"
	Shelf			Spacers
provide the follow-			10.16cm
ing minimum spac-
ing dimensions for		7-1/2"
cool operation.
Allow at least 6		19.05cm
	C2300 Bottom View		15"	15"
inches (15.24cm)		Cutout
	in Custom Cabinet			38.1cm
above the top, 2			38.10cm
		Opening
inches (5.08cm)		for
below the bottom		Ventilation
and 1 inch (2.54cm)	1-1/16"
		12-5/16"
	2.70cm	31.27cm

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